Spotlight Branding has been in business for nearly a decade, so we’ve seen a lot of attorney websites. Of course there are a lot of great ones out there. However, there are A LOT of bad attorney websites out there; and if you are the owner of one, it is costing you not only thousands of dollars in lost business, but it’s doing damage to your reputation as an attorney. Your website is like a digital version of your Read More
Beware of Cheap SEO Services – LFMM 286
Marketing companies will tell you SEO is the best way to market your firm. Not true! In fact, cheaper SEO services are about as effective as throwing money in the trash. Listen to this episode to see what we mean. Read More
So You Started a Podcast, Now What? – LFMM 285
Now that you have a podcast, you want to make sure you're not just talking to yourself every episode. There are some incredibly easy ways to promote your podcast and grow your listener base, and we explore them in this episode! Read More
Fully Understand Your Marketing by Tracking the Data That Matters!
This is going to sound like a clickbait article, but bear with us. Here’s the secret marketing companies don’t want you to know about! Marketing companies like to throw a lot of data at you and then gloat at how their work has resulted in an increase in various metrics. Unfortunately for you - a lot of that data is useless. Those numbers are mostly for vanity and don’t really give you any insight into how well Read More
The Smart Way to Hire: Why It’s Time to Shake Up Your Law Firm’s Hiring Process
*This article appeared in the October 2019 edition of our print newsletter Most businesses use a similar hiring process. Prospective candidates send in their resumes for the hiring manager to review. Then, based on almost nothing more than those resumes, they decide who is valuable enough for an in-person interview. Finally, after a 30–60-minute conversation, they choose the perfect employee. If that doesn’t sound Read More
Break Away from Bland: How to Write Content That Pops
When it comes to winning over customers with content marketing, many lawyers seem to think, “If we publish, they will come.” That would certainly explain the flood of bland, cookie-cutter blog posts pumped out across social media every day. To win over readers and make the most of your marketing dollars, your content needs to have a personality — a voice. Of course, personalizing content comes with a few pitfalls Read More
7 Networking Ideas & Tips for Attorneys
Networking is about nurturing relationships. It’s about being visible through email, blogging, social networking, and of course, in-person! Even if you have other marketing efforts in place, nothing beats getting some boots on the ground and ingraining yourself in your community. If you're not sure where to start, here are several options! 1. Social Media Networking Having a foot in the digital space is a great Read More
How to Start a Podcast – LFMM 284
Podcasting is a big opportunity for lawyers to increase their credibility. Similar to authoring a book, a podcast goes a long way toward demonstrating your expertise. In this episode, we talk about how easy it is to get a show started. Read More
Cooking Up an Effective Website: Your Recipe for Business Success
*This article appeared in the October 2019 edition of our newsletter If you’ve ever hosted a dinner party, then you know how important it is to pull off a well-executed meal for your guests. A burned casserole, rubbery chicken, or fallen souffle can easily ruin the evening, prompting picked-at plates and hasty goodbyes. Worse, it can leave your friends with a bad impression and maybe even scare them away from Read More
Taking a Stand Against SEO
*This article appeared in the October 2019 edition of our print newsletter. After reading “Building a Story Brand” by Donald Miller, I started looking at my business and its role in the world in terms of the story we are telling. In short, Story Brand is the idea that every story is propelled by three main characters: the hero, the guide, and the villain. (Think about Luke Skywalker, Yoda, and Darth Vader in Star Read More
